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(No Model.)

- C. G. SHEPARD & P. ADAMS.

TOY PISTOL. No. 859,895. Patented Maf. 2z, 1887.

y NITED STATES PATENT '.UEFICE.

CHARLES G. sHEPARD AND PETER ADAMS, oni BUFFALO, NEW YORK, sAID A DAMs AssIeNoR To WALTER J. lSEER/Ann,-or sAME PLACE.

TOY PISTOL.' l

I Y sPncIIcATIoN forming pm er Leners 'Patent No. 3,459,895. atea March 22.18871.

Application filed January 3, 1857.. Serial No. 225,247. '(No model.)

To all whoml it may concern: Be it known that we, CHARLES G. SHEPAR and PETER ADAMS, both of the city of Buffalo,'in the county of Erie and State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Toy Pistols, of which the following is aspecification.

This invention relates to that class of toy pistols which vare designed for exploding caps.

The object of our inventionis to produce a durable and attractive toy of this kind .which is simple and inexpensive in' construction; and our invention? consists of the improvements which will be hereinafter described, and pointed ont in the claims.

)In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a side elevation lof a portion of the handle and barrel formingone side of our toy pistol, showingf the hammer and trigger and actuating-spring. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the other half or portion ofthe handle and barrel. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the two halves or parts which'form together the handle and barrel, the two parts being separated. Fig. 4 is a cross-section inline :v m, Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is a cross-section in line yy, Fig. 1. i l

Like letters of reference refer to like parts in the several igxres.

A representsthe handle or stock, and B the.I

4kcular in crosss'ectiomso/that when the two halves are secured. together they form a circular barrel, B. l

cv represents-1 a. marginal V'rim' or flange formed along the upper and outer edge of the portions of thehandle, and c is a similar flange or rimfformed Von vthe lower. or inner edge of the handle portion a, and Vconnected with the-angejc by a rimvor, cross-piece, c', which extends across the extreme lower end of the handle-portion a; f

d representsan opening or socket formed in the portion a ofthe handle at the end thereof,

l'andextending below the rim or connectinge represents an inwardly and downwardly projecting lip or tongue formed in the lower 55' end of the portion a' of thehandle and engaging in thfejsocket (Zand behindvthe cross-piece c of the portion a when the tivo halves of the handle are secured together, as shown in Fig.

5. Upon placing the part a' b' with itsinner 6c side against Ithe inner side of the part a b the two parts are securely fastened together by the tongue e, engaging in the socket d, and a rivet,

f, which is inserted through holes g, formed in both portionsy b b of the`barrel, as shown in 65 Fig. 4. p j

,H represents the. hammer, which strikes l against a cup or receptacle, I, formed at the rear end of the barrel, and in which is placed the cap to be exploded. The cup Iis formed 7o in ltwo halves on the adjacent upper sides ofthe parts b b ofthe barrehas shown in Fig. 3. The hammer H is provided witha shank, h, which is pivoted between the two sides of the pistol by a pin, h', projecting laterally from the inner X75 side of the portion a of the handle and passing" y through the shank of the hammer. The outer end ofthe pin h engages in `a hole, j,v formec in the portion a of the handle. g K-represents a spring, secured at its rear end 8o between lugs k k, formed on the inner side of the handle portion a, and engaging with its forward -end under* a nose, l,` formed on .the shank h of the hammer. Upon swinging the hammer backwardlyk to cock the` .pistol the 85 forward end of the spring is deflected or forced downwardly by the nose l, which Icauses the hammer when-released to loe-forced forwardlyY and strike the cap placed in `the cup 'or receptaele' I with suiicient force to explode the 90' cap. I g

Z represents a-nose or projection formed on the shankh abbve the nose l, whereby the backward movement of the hammer is limited.

When the hammer has been swung backwardly 95 on its "pivot farfenough-to permit its nosel to touch the spring, the nosejlvwill `lie immediately below the pivots and cause the .hammer to remain cocked, as sh'own in dotted lines in O I rco 2o mwhicn can be readily fom-eamo put; thus f\ lmingzawe1yl wardly from the shank Ic, and below the lower edgeof thepis'tol.- 1 l n In represent slots formed in the adjacent sidesfof the tw'o parts'or halves of the pistol,

5 through which the trigger projects; These slots aremade long enough topermit the necv'barrel Ia'rei secu form n stop for the egcracker and prevent "the latter yhen exploding fromjiying back#- wardfyilitothebarrel.` A

-v Our improved toy pistol-consists of but four together by single rivet,

simple and inexpensive-toy.

' -1. In a' toy pistol, the combination, with g 25 melongiudinanyoivideahandle A and bar-" -ofga socket,

,the handle and barrel trigger, 'H L,'formed of one between' the two. divided parts' of the pistol,

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actongue or lip, e, formed on the other 'part .and adapted to engage 'in .the socket, andA a both parts of the' handle and. red together, substantially as set forth; 1 K I f 2. In a toy pistol, the combination, with composed of two longitudinally-divided parte, and provided with 'a Sepe'rapar, ab and a'b', d, formed on one ofthe parts, and

divided cap-receptacle, I, of hammer .andl piece and pivot'ed andfafspring secured ,at its rear end in the hand1eA` 'and engaging with its forward end under a l'irojectiomyl, of the hammer, substantially as set forth.

' Witness oHARLEs G. sHEPARu f PETER ADAMS.

ourhands this 22d of Dooomv 

